The Catholic Church moves neither right nor left, in the manner you mean. Not politics. It’s moving toward the salvation of souls. Different direction altogether, since it is not of the world, with it’s mind so much upon it, as it is in this world, with it’s mind upon the next.

“What was the other one or two in the last couple of months?” Hmm? I’m sorry, but I do not underatand.

“Will this have an effect in America?” Yes. If the Holy Father accepts the changes in the papers presented, one of the most likely possibilities would be what is termed a personal prelature, or possibly an ordinariate. Others know far more about that than I. But yes, ansel12, if the SSPX is regularized, the process will be valid worldwide. If, by your question (and I’m justing guessing here), you mean, will all the rest of the priests, brothers, deacons begin to be more traditional? In all honesty, no, although that is to be wished for.

I think the other — which started in Advent — was the return to an older missal’s translations of the Mass. Most of the words match up with the 1966 Missal. Now that’s for the English Novus Ordo Mass. It’s become quieter, more reverent, and more meaningful.

It’s wonderful to watch.

Yes, the pendulum had swung to the far left, but noe is going back to the right.

A couple more factors — maybe five or six years ago (time flies) the Vatican sent teams to inspect the seminaries, and now the seminaries have moved to the right and are bulging with want-to-be priests.

Just this last week an announcement was made that a team will be visiting the women’s religious convents and doing a similar study. I expent convents to be bulging in ten years or so when all the nuns are wearing habits and following the rules.